Imprisonment of top Samsung leaders has resulted in a leadership vacuum
• 8 years agoChoi was Lee’s mentor and headed up Corporate Strategy Office at Samsung - dubbed the ’control tower’ - for more than four years.
South Korean court to rule on corruption charges against head of Samsung, Jay Y. Lee
• 8 years agoA South Korean court will rule on 25 August on corruption charges against Jay Y. Lee, the billionaire head of Samsung Group.
Samsung Chief Jay Y Lee seeks a 12-year jail term over charges of embezzlement
• 8 years agoSamsung Group scion was questioned by South Korea's special prosecutor for more than 15 hours as part of an investigation into a graft scandal that had toppled President Park Geun-hye.
Jay Y. Lee, Samsung Group Vice Chairman earned $1 million in fourth quarter
Fp Archives • 8 years agoSamsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday it paid Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, the third-generation leader of Samsung Group, 1.135 billion won ($1.02 million) in the fourth quarter of 2016.
South Korean prosecutors seek arrest of former president Park Geun-hye over allegations of corruption, bribery
Ians • 8 years agoSeoul: South Korean prosecutors on Monday said they are seeking an arrest warrant for ousted president Park Geun-hye over a string of corruption allegations that led to her removal from office.
Jay Y. Lee, Samsung Group chief has denied all charges as the 'trial of the century' begins in South Korea
Fp Archives • 8 years agoThe head of South Korea's Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, denies all charges against him, his lawyer said on Thursday, at the start of what the special prosecutor said could be the "trial of the century" amid a political scandal that has rocked the country.
Samsung Group Chief Jay Y. Lee taken for questioning after a night in cell
Fp Archives • 8 years agoHandcuffed and tied with white rope, the scion of one of the world's biggest conglomerates, Samsung Group, was taken on Saturday for questioning by South Korean authorities after spending a night in a small detention cell.
Samsung Electronics considers split as investor pressure builds
Fp Archives • 8 years agoTech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, under pressure from shareholders to improve investor returns, said that it will consider creating a holding company in what would be the biggest shake-up in its 47-year history.
Prosecutors raid Samsung Group offices to check alleged links with confidante of the President
Fp Archives • 8 years agoSouth Korean prosecutors raided the offices of Samsung Group on Wednesday, a prosecution official said, after media reports of alleged links with a confidante of President Park Geun-hye who has been indicted in an influence-peddling scandal.
Jay Lee, Head of Samsung Group to take board seat to assure investors
Fp Archives • 8 years agoJay Y. Lee, de facto head of South Korea's sprawling Samsung Group, accelerated taking a board seat at flagship unit Samsung Electronics partly because of investor pressure to improve governance, two people familiar with the matter said.